BORLEE Dylan

General
ATHLETICS FAMILY
He says his father Jacques and older siblings Olivia, Kevin and Jonathan, who have all been involved in athletics at a high level, have a big influence on him. "In training they push me to be better every day. When I'm down or have difficulties in training, they remind me that I can run 400m in 44 seconds and it has helped me a lot to train hard. To be alongside them in the 4x400m or in training, for me it's a great thing." (worldathletics.org, 03 Sep 2019)

NEW CLUB
In December 2020 he and his brothers joined the Olympic Essenbeek Halle [OEH] club, which is part of the Flemish Athletics League [VAL] in Belgium. They switched from Belgian Francophone League of Athletics [LBFA] club Racing Club de Bruxelles. "We have always strived to perform at the highest level and to represent Belgium at important meetings. This is why we believe that joining the Athletics League [VAL] will allow us to continue to perform at the highest level." (lesoir.be, 29 Dec 2020; sporza.be, 11 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 11 Dec 2020)

EVEREST QUEST
In October 2019 he and his Belgian national 4x400m relay teammates, along with their coach Jacques Borlee, climbed to the Mount Everest base camp at 5364 metres above sea level. The idea behind the climb was a team-building exercise ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as well as a campaign to raise money for the SOS Children's Villages charity. The group completed the climb in 10 days. (lesoir.be, 30 Sep 2019; sporza.be, 05 Nov 2019; hln.be, 06 Nov 2019; 7sur7.be, 08 Nov 2019)

He and his older brothers Kevin and Jonathan became the first three siblings to compete together in a race at the world championships by running in the 4x400m relay at the 2013 edition in Moscow, Russian Federation. (sports.ndtv.com, 16 Aug 2013; guinnessworldrecords.com, 29 Sep 2019)